An auto loan portfolio worth $463 million and vehicle lending as a core product for over 50 years were factors that put Mission Federal Credit Union ahead of the pack during the bidding process for Autoland Inc.

It is crazy how quickly a once thriving CUSO can suddenly find itself on its back sucking for air and worrying about its future. I have seen this many times and the answers usually aren’t buried that deep. Let’s examine some of the ways on how not to get derailed...